Enamel Jewelry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Dutch Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Blue Topaz, Topaz, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, White Diamond, Tanzanite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Enamel Jewelry
Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sapphire, Diamond, Enamel, Silver, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s Austrian Enamel Jewelry
Palladium, Enamel
2010s French Modern Enamel Jewelry
Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Artist Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary French Enamel Jewelry
Tsavorite, Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Jade, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Enamel Jewelry
Gilt Metal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, White Gold
Early 2000s British Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sapphire, Citrine, Enamel, Silver, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Opal, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Retro Enamel Jewelry
Crystal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Turkish Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Blue Sapphire, Rhodolite, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
2010s Indian Enamel Jewelry
Pink Sapphire, Diamond, Amethyst, Enamel, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
2010s Turkish Modern Enamel Jewelry
Tourmaline, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Topaz, Blue Topaz, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 2000s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Aquamarine, Enamel, 14k Gold, Gold
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Mixed Metal
2010s American Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
2010s Thai Art Deco Enamel Jewelry
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Enamel
2010s French Enamel Jewelry
Enamel, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
2010s Italian Modern Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Enamel Jewelry
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, ...
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Enamel Jewelry
Zircon, Gold, 18k Gold, Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Enamel Jewelry
Tanzanite, 18k Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Enamel Jewelry
Diamond, Pearl, Hessonite, 14k Gold, Enamel
Antique and Vintage Enamel Jewelry and Watches
From vibrant to subtle, elegant to cheeky, vintage and antique enamel jewelry and watches encompass a wide range of colors and styles, and there are almost as many techniques for creating these distinctive pieces.
Enameling is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration, used to add color to jewelry without having to rely on gemstones. Evidence of enameling goes back to ancient Greece. Throughout history, far-flung cultures favored different techniques. For example, cloisonné enamel was popular during the Byzantine Empire, while artisans living in France and Germany in the Middle Ages preferred champlevé. And Art Nouveau jewelry designers favored plique à jour.
At its core, enamel is the fusion of powdered glass to metal, and artists like enameling because it allows them to add a painterly or illustrative quality to their work.
Cloisonné (“cell” in French) is a technique in the creation of enamel jewelry that sees the use of thin wires of fine silver or gold to outline a design, which is then filled with enamel. The piece is subsequently placed in a kiln where the enamel is melted. Cloisonné is distinct because the individual wires remain visible, forming an outline of the motif.
Champlevé (“level field” in French) enamel is almost the opposite of cloisonné. In this technique, depressions in the metal are made by etching, engraving or chiseling, and then layers of enamel are built up until they rise slightly above the surface of the metal. The enamel is then fired and polished.
Guilloché is a technique in which translucent enamel is applied to a piece of metal that has had designs cut into it using a lathe. After the firing, the patterns on the metal become visible. Guilloché was made famous by Peter Carl Fabergé, whose jewelry house used the technique on many of its objets d’art as well as jewelry.
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